We finally gave in on Sunday, and with my toque and gloves firmly in place, we braved the wind and cooler temperatures to take down the Christmas decorations. I do miss the twinkling lights but it did feel good to get it done at last.
Other than that, it’s been a pretty mellow week around here. The wind finally gave up on Tuesday and the temperatures climbed, which meant we were back to doing what we enjoy, spending as much time as possible outside soaking up the sunshine.
Wednesday was our usual shopping day, but this week we added a new adventure, a stop at Yuma Liquidation out in the Foothills. Hubby is going to build a set of stairs and was hoping to score a few composite boards. Since we don’t need much, paying full price seemed unnecessary and we thought for sure a liquidation store would have some pieces hiding somewhere in the store.
This place is absolutely wild. Inside, it’s wall-to-wall stuff. Rows, stacks, piles … so much of everything that finding anything specific feels a bit like a scavenger hunt with no clues.
And then there’s the outside area, which somehow manages to be even crazier. Junk stacked on junk, barely a path to walk through, and enough random items to make you wonder where it all came from in the first place.
Those flats of orange lids are Gatorade. Aside from the fact that you couldn’t even get into those flats, would you buy them after they have been sitting in the hot sun for who knows how long?
We did our best and walked the entire outside area, weaving and dodging as we went, but in the end there was not a single piece of wood to be found. Not even a lonely board hiding under a pile. So, our big bargain-hunting adventure turned into a bust and a wasted drive out to the Foothills.
Oh well. That’s how it goes sometimes.
That pretty much sums up our week. I hope you all had a great week too!
Until next time …
Maxx Trails 
